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Location. The Sixth Street Viaduct, also known as the Sixth Street Bridge, is a viaduct bridge that connects the Arts District in Downtown Los Angeles with the Boyle Heights neighborhood. The Sixth Street Viaduct spans the Los Angeles River, the Santa Ana Freeway (US 101), and the Golden State Freeway (I-5), as well as Metrolink (Orange County ...
In 1859, the second Sixth Street Bridge was built by John A. Roebling. This was his third and final bridge in Pittsburgh. His eldest son Washington Roebling worked with him on the bridge after completing his degree in engineering. This bridge had two main spans of 343 feet (105 m), with shore spans of 179 feet (55 m). [3]
The Intercity (Sixth Street) Viaduct was opened on January 29, 1907. It had a pedestrian walkway, two lanes for wagon traffic, and a pair of streetcar tracks. The viaduct was built in 17 months, and traveled from 6th and Bluff streets in Kansas City, Missouri, to 4th and Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, a distance of 8,400 feet (2,600 m).
The 6th Street Viaduct was open only to pedestrians and bicycles through 4 p.m. Sunday. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The cycling group recalled the old bridge's past and some of the ...
In its short life, the 6th Street Viaduct has turned into so many competing things to so many people: Soaring civic landmark or roadway to gentrification. Altar to the city's car culture or TikTok ...
The city is having a three-day celebration to mark the completion of the new bridge connecting Boyle Heights and the downtown Arts District. Photos: L.A.'s new 6th Street Viaduct, the long-awaited ...
After more than six years of construction, the 6th Street Viaduct Replacement Project will have its grand opening with a two-day celebration this weekend. Long-awaited 6th Street Viaduct opens to ...
West end of bridge, seen in 2012, that was shortened. The Sixth Street Bridge was designed and built in 1886 by the Ohio-based Massillon Bridge Company for $31,000. The westernmost truss was shortened in 1921 when a canal along the river bank was filled in. [2] The bridge faced demolition in 1975, but was saved through the efforts of concerned ...